Since childhood, I have admired the United States. We have been one of the most positive and closest allies of the United States. RASMUSSEN: Well, I have always considered the United States a global policeman. KELLY: Your successor as NATO chief, Mark Rutte, he says Europe is dreaming - his word - dreaming if it thinks it can defend itself without the U.S. Is he wrong? For too long, we have in Europe been dependent on a combination of cheap energy from Russia, cheap goods from China and cheap security from the United States.

Source: CNN February 11, 2026 04:53 UTC